Pan lifter



June 17, 1924.

W. J. ROOSE PAN LIFTER Fiied Aug. e, 192:5

2 Sheets-Sheet, 1

INVENTOR/ ATTORNEY June 17; 1924. 1,497,738

W. J. ROOSE PAN LIFTER Filed Aug. e, 1923 2 sheets-Sheer 2 VVITNESSES I y md f ATTORNEY Patented June 17, 1924.

PATENT A OFFICE.

WALTER J'. ROOSE, OCE FARMINGTON, MISSOURI.

PAN LIFTER. f

Application led August 6, Y1923. Serial No. 655,976.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, WALTER JEFFERSON Roosn, a Vcitizen of the United States, residing at Farmington, in the county of St. Francois and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Pan Lifter, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to pan lifters.

Y The object is to provide a simple and cheaply-manufactured device to be used for lifting hot pans from bake ovens, especially pie pans and layer cake pans, which ordinarily have Ito be handled by` hand with the use of a cloth to prevent burning the hands.

Another object is to provide such a lifting device which may be readily formed Y by stamping from suitable sheet metal, such as aluminum, and bending into proper shape, to provide a combination tool having means at one end for engaging under the liange of a cake pan having the ordinary cake removing cutter therein to rigidly and securely support the said pan for removal from the oven, and at the other end providing means for so engaging the flange of an ordinary pie pan for the same purpose, the two devices being so shaped Vand proportioned as to co-'operate with the bevelled sides of the two different kinds of Dans. l A further object is to provide in such a combination kitchen tool, means for turning pancakes, `eggs 'or other foodwhich requires such turning, said means being so located as to not interferey with the'functioning of the lifting devices.

A full and complete understanding of the invention may be obtained from a consider-V ation ofthe following Adetailed description,

taken in connection with the ,accompanying drawings forming a part of this speciiication, it being understood that while the drawings show a practical form of the invention, the latter is not to be confined to strict conformity withthe showing thereof, but may be 'changed or modied, so long as such'lchan'ges or modifications mark no material departurefromthe salient features of the invention,` as specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In the' drawings, in which.- similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several'figures- Figure l isa perspective view of the combination A pan-lifting tool.

Figure 2 is a plan View of the same applied to a pie pan,'the latter being partly broken awa f Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the same.

vFigure 4 is a plan view of the tool reversed and showing the cake pan lifting device applied to a cake pan.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the same being applied to the pan.

Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view through the subject matter of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a front end elevation of the cake pan lifter.

y The entire device of the presentinvention is preferably formed of sheet aluminum of suflicient thickness to withstand the strain of lifting pies or cakes from the oven while in the pan, such metal being best adapted for this purpose for the reason that it is not easily affected by the heat, will not rust or corrode, and is readily polished and cleansed and kept in aV sanitary condition, and the entire device may beleasily and cheaply manufactured by a simplel stamping process.

Referring more particularly to Figure l of the drawings, there is shown a comb-ination tool of this character comprising a relatively narrow, elongated shank l having an enlarged flat head 2 formed integrally at one end of the same, said head comprising transversely disposed wings 3, with a continuous outer edge 4 at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the shank l.l The rear edges 5 of the wings are curved inwardly and merge into the side edges of the shank l, and the head 2 thus formed constitutes a-pancake, fritter or egg turner, the said edge 4 serving to provide a continuous cutting edge'to be introduced beneaththe article of food to be turned in a well-known manner.

Adjacent the edge 4 and in line with the longitudinal axis of the shank of the tool, thereris 4provided a perforation 6 to allow the tool to be hung on a nail if desired, and adjacent to the curved edges 5 where merging into the shank 1, the latter is transversely bent to form an inclined rise 7, from the upper end of which the metal is bent slightly downward again to merge into the shank proper, as at 7a.

A longitudinally disposed-clip 8 is held rigidly to the shank 1 by a rivet 9 located substantially at the center of said shank, the said clip having its tree end 10 located over the inclined rise or wall 7, and spaced, from the upper end thereof, outwardly eX- tending lugs 11 extending from the free end to constitute a. foot for a purpose to bei described. Y i

The shank 1 is bent upwardly at an angle otV substantially ten degrees from the plane of the enlarged head2, said bend starting from the lower end of the portion 7a, where merging into the shank. y

At the other end the shank isbent slightly upwardly to form an inclined wall 12 which is narrower at its upper end than whereljoined to the shank, the-tapering side edrgesy having depending, angularly shaped side walls 13, whose front end portions are substantially parallel to each other. as shown in Figure 2.

The side walls 13 are provided with rectangular cut-out portions 14, thus providing lower extensions 15 terminating in triangular shaped, outstanding, end lwings 16 formed by bending outwardly the metal otl theside walls, the outer faces of said wings having an angular relation to eachother to conform to the radius of an ordinary cake pan.

' of. said` pan and forming a lifting'y surface,

the inclined riseV or wall 7 fittingv beneath the` inclined wall 19 of the pan, while the flange or bead 2O of said pan rests beneath the under tace of the overhanging foot 10. The weight of the opposite half of the cake pan,V together withf the contents'V thereof,

servesto hold the pan in this position while the shank 1 is graspedb v the handv of the opera-tor, who may then readily lift the same from the; oven without danger of burning the hand; all of which maybe readily-understood by reference to Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the. drawings* In'using the device for lift-ing cake-pans, the. other end' of the same is utilized and, withl theY hand grasping the: Ashank `o'fthe tool in the same manner, said tool is tilted slightly, as shown in Figure so that the outstanding portion 21, constituting a handle for operating the severing device 22 found in a great many cake-pans now in general use, is located beneath the tongue 1.7 of the device, and the arcuate outer faces orti the end wings 16 abutting against the outer face of the peripheral wall 221 of the cake-pan, the upper edges of said wings titting beneath the marginal flange 24. The inturned edge of the flange 211 prevents the wings from becoming disengaged from the pan, and the tongue 17 prevents the device trom dropping, with the result that the cake pan and its. contents may be safely lifted from the oven without danger ot burning.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple, cheaply manufactured, and durable device has been provided which may be used to lift pie and cake pans from ovens, or tor turning cakes, or other articles of food, and

that the same may be easily and quickly at-` tached or detached for use, and that when either end of the device is used for lifting aV pan, or the cake turner is in` use, the hand of the operator is elevated above the heated parts ot the stove by reason of the angular relation of the shank, or handle, to the ends of the device so that there is no ydanger of burning the hand.

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the class described, coinprising a shank constituting a handle having a head at one end to engage beneath a pie pan, said shank being first bent upwardly at anv inclination beyond the head. to substantially accord with the inclined rim of the pie pan and then bent downwardly also at an inclination but in a reverse direction to form an elevated angular portion, the remainder of the shank being straight and extended upwardly at an inclination, whereby the handle portion of the shank is elevated above said head, a longitudinally disposed spring clip riveted at one end to the straight portion of the shank and having an intermediate bend terminating in a toot which overhangs and is spaced from the elevated angular portion of the shank, so that the rim of the pan may be inserted in the space between the foot of said clip and said angular portion of the shank, the bottom of the pan resting upon said head.

2; A device of the class described comprising an elongated shank constituting a handle, said shank being bent at one end to term` an outwardly and upwardly inclined wall tapering towards its outer end and terminating in a horizontal tongue, depending angular side walls carried by the in clined wall and'hav-ing cut-out portions located beneath the side edges of the tongue, said side walls having their front ends bent outwardly to form wings having their front faces in the are of a circle corresponding to the radius of a cake-pan.

3. In combination with a Cake pan having a severing device provided with an out- 5 standing handle, a lifting element comprising a shank formed at one end with an inclined Wall terminating in a projecting tongue to engage the upper Wall of said handle, the side Walls of said shank being spaced from each other and out out to form lower extensions, .and end Wings extending outwardly from the extensions and spaced by the out-out portion therefrom so as to engage beneath the rim flange of the pan.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aHiXed my signature.

WALTER J. ROOSE. 

